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,,,,,-«†*§          , ,, ,,, ««#«« ,,, ,, ,         §*†«-,,,,,
,,,,-«†*§§       ,  ,«««    « «#« «    «««,  ,      §§*†«-,,,,
,,,-«†*§§@         , ,, ,,, ««#«« ,,, ,, ,          @§§*†«-,,,
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,-«†*§§@@#  A SECRET ROUNDABOUT: IN WHAT USED TO BE #@@§§*†«-,
,,-«†*§§@@  BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY @@§§*†«-,,
,,,-«†*§§@  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  @§§*†«-,,,
,,,,-«†*§§    SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY,    §§*†«-,,,,
,,,,,-«†*§     ROADS LIKE SYMBOLS, ALIGNED WITH     §*†«-,,,,,
,,,,,,-«†*  LEY LINES. DIALED IN WITH WELL-ROUNDED  *†«-,,,,,,
,,,,,-«†*§             GPS COORDINATES.             §*†«-,,,,,
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,-«†*§§@@#   A DANGEROUS GAME: THE ROUNDABOUT IS    #@@§§*†«-,
,,-«†*§§@@   IMPORTANT TO SOME LARGE CONSTELLATION  @@§§*†«-,,
,,,-«†*§§@       OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.      @§§*†«-,,,
,,,,-«†*§§  GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES §§*†«-,,,,
,,,,,-«†*§     IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL     §*†«-,,,,,
,,,,,,-«†*   BETWEEN THEIR CLAWS, AND HIDE IN THE   *†«-,,,,,,
,,,,,-«†*§    ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE.     §*†«-,,,,,
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,,,-«†*§§@   VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON -    @§§*†«-,,,
,,-«†*§§@@    QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL   @@§§*†«-,,
,-«†*§§@@# PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE  #@@§§*†«-,
,,-«†*§§@@  COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC  @@§§*†«-,,
,,,-«†*§§@   IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK   @§§*†«-,,,
,,,,-«†*§§  WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS  §§*†«-,,,,
,,,,,-«†*§                  LOST.                   §*†«-,,,,,
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,,,,,-«†*§ CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS  §*†«-,,,,,
,,,,-«†*§§     COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF     §§*†«-,,,,
,,,-«†*§§@      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      @§§*†«-,,,
,,-«†*§§@@    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    @@§§*†«-,,
,-«†*§§@@#   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   #@@§§*†«-,
,,-«†*§§@@  IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK @@§§*†«-,,
,,,-«†*§§@      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      @§§*†«-,,,
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